  Positive trends observed in process of government purchases in Armenia April 15, 2010 - 14:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said that the volumes of state purchases from one person reduced by 13 times or 92% during the first quarter of 2010 as compared with the same period of 2009. “These are measure taken by the Ministry of Finance, which have yielded positve results, as the Ministry was persistent in this issue, specifically due to changes in the schedule of implementation of government purchases,” the Prime Minister said. Mr. Sargsyan also noted that the volumes of government purchases from one person totaled AMD36 billion in 2009, from which state purchases at the amount of 16 billion were implemented during the first quarter, while this figure amounted to 1.3 billion during the same period of 2010.   Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
